1. EIP Water European Innovation Partnership on Water
Water Directors meeting 6 June 2014

2. EIP Water – Objectives Facilitate development of innovative solutions
Connect innovation demand and supply
Create market opportunities
Support implementation of EU water policy

3. EIP Water – Activities Action plans for removal of innovation barriers
EIB financial instrument for water innovation
Online Market Place to connect innovation demand and supply (
Action Groups – voluntary cooperation addressing EIP Water priority areas through innovation
Request for closer MS involvement

4. EIP Water – Member State involvement
Link activities on removing innovation barriers in relevant CIS activities
Opportunity to showcase innovative solutions in MS on EIP Water online Market Place
Connect demand - MS implementation challenges - to supply - Action Group solutions

5. EIP Water – Action Groups
25 Action Groups (no EU funding) and 11 FP7 funded demonstration projects
Focus spread over 8 EIP Water priority areas (overview in meeting documents)
Focus on impacts of Action Groups – need to connect with demand side

7. Partner organizations of selected AGs in this call come from 32 countries of three continents

9. EIP Water – Next steps
2nd EIP Water conference (Barcelona, 5-6 Nov '14)
Invitation to Water Directors to session connecting policy implementation challenges to Action Group solutions
Limited new call for Action Groups opened at conference